lovey408

i currently have a b16 motor 84mm JE 8.3:1 pistons, eagle rods, acl bearings, and all machine work done including darton sleeves. head is stock on the car. i have a ebay turbo kit and have had it for almost a year now but cant use my ac with it and i need to get my car re-tuned with bigger inectors soon and was going to change my manifold and turbo along with it so i wnt have to chagne turbo in the future to a better one.(though the one i have now never gave me problems as strange as that sounds). i want to put my ac back in and need suggestions on wat turbo and manifold to go with so basically here are my questions:

1- what turbo should i go with that is not big in size and gives me clearance for my ac equip.? (looking for around 350-450HP atLEAST on high boost)

2- what numbers of HP will i see in difference compared to the spoolin performance log manifold and the ramhorn manifold?

if im missing anything or left sumthing out let me knw and ill edit. thanks

jdm_vtec

T3/T04e is a good turbo for the power you're looking to make, and also affordable.

Jeff Evans has proven huge gains on his mild turbo setup by dyno'ing a spoolin log compared to a equal length ram horn style.. It was about 40 hp difference but don't quote me on that.

jdm_vtec

You really didn't need sleeves to hold the power you're talking about, but never a bad thing to have

lovey408

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which exact turbo tho? do u have a link where i can order one from.. aforadble is good!

yah i didnt need sleeves but i didnt wanna regret it later so i got it sleeved and dnt plan to get rid of this motor. so maybe oneday it will be a track monster and the sleeves will be a good thing to have than.

jdm_vtec

http://spoolinperformance.com has t04e for around 500

http://cheapturbo.stores.yahoo.net has bigger turbos for decent prices

also there's a guy on these forums that sells precision turbos for cheap, dturbocivic or something like that

lovey408

r u sure thas the turbo i shuld get? also will it be compatible for the ac in my car?

jdm_vtec

the type of turbo all depends on how deep your pockets are and what you're looking for.. a T3/T04e is what i'm going to run and you're running the same setup as I am. B16 w/ rods, pistons, headwork, etc. ~350hp

as far as ac compatibility goes, maybe you should research a little more.. the manifold and downpipe are deciding factors of a/c clearance.

lovey408

yah but i dnt want to max out at 350hp... i want something that goes near the ballpark of 400 atleast, something reliable and fast spool up of course. at what psi wuld that turbo make around 400hp? remember its 8.3:1 comp. pistons so its kinda low. im able to spend around 1K giv or take 200.... also i hear sum turbos are too big even if ur manifold is capable that it wnt let u keep ac becuz the turbo comes back out to much.

lovey408

does anyone have any other suggestions for me? i wanna get alot of feedback b4 i make a decision about it. want to buy a turbo that will last me a while, spool nice, and make good numbers. also as a dd. any input wuld be much appreciated, thanks

MeanGreenMachine

t3 t4 57 trim 63 ar is what im going with when i get ready to turbo my sohc y8

and yes ill be keepin my ac